Paraphalaenopsis

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Paraphalaenopsis
Overview of species (4)

P. denevei – P. labukensis – P. laycockii – P. serpentilingua
Name

Paraphalaenopsis A.D.Hawkes, Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 25: 212 (1963)

Type species: Paraphalaenopsis denevei (J.J.Sm.) A.D.Hawkes, Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 25: 212 (1963)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Borneo.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Hawkes, A.D. 1963. O genero Paraphalaenopsis. Orquídea (Niteroi) 25: 212-215.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 224 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Paraphalaenopsis. Accessed: 2020 Dec 22.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Paraphalaenopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec 22. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Paraphalaenopsis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Paraphalaenopsis. Published online. Accessed: 22 Dec 2020.
The Plant List 2013. Paraphalaenopsis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec 22.
Tropicos.org 2020. Paraphalaenopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec 22.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Парафалэнопсис
коми: Парафалэнопсис
кырык мары: Парафалэнопсис
русский: Парафаленопсис
удмурт: Парафалэнопсис

The genus Paraphalaenopsis, abbreviated as Prphln in horticultural trade, is a member of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), consisting of 4 species endemic to Borneo and one natural (unconfirmed) hybrid, Paraphalaenopsis × thorntonii (P. denevei × P. serpentilingua). Named by American botanist Alex Drum Hawkes.[1]

They are morphologically similar to Phalaenopsis and were a long time considered as species of that genus. Their flowers are similar, but the leaves of Paraphalaenopsis are cylindrical and long (from 35 cm up to 3m in cultivation). This latter measurement belongs to the "rat-tail orchid" (P. labukensis) with a maximum length of 3.05 meters (ten feet);[2] the greatest length of any orchid leaf. These leaves resemble the leaves of the Holcoglossum. These are epiphytes that bloom in early spring.[3]
Species

Image	Name	Distribution	Elevation in meters (m)
	Paraphalaenopsis denevei A.D.Hawkes (1963)	western Borneo	300 m
	Paraphalaenopsis labukensis Shim, A.L.Lamb & C.L.Chan (1981)	Sabah Borneo	500 – 1000 m
	Paraphalaenopsis laycockii (M.R.Hend.) A.D.Hawkes (1963)	central and south Borneo
	Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua (J.J.Sm.) A.D.Hawkes (1963)	Borneo	0– 1000 m

References

"IOSPE PHOTOS". www.orchidspecies.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
http://www.mysabah.com/wordpress/the-longest-orchid-leaf-in-the-world/
"Paraphalaenopsis". www.aos.org. Retrieved 2019-06-02.